초록

A ladder assembly having a tray with a depending resilient mounting clip and support arms for supporting the tray in a horizontal use position and a storage position adjacent the ladder.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A ladder assembly comprisinga frame including a frame member having a horizontal strut and a leg extending therefrom, anda tray including a shelf, a mounting clip fixed to the shelf, and a tray support fixed to the shelf, the mounting clip and a portion of the shelf defining a curv

[ We claim:] [1.] A ladder assembly comprisinga frame including a frame member having a horizontal strut and a leg extending therefrom, anda tray including a shelf, a mounting clip fixed to the shelf, and a tray support fixed to the shelf, the mounting clip and a portion of the shelf defining a curved surface, the curved surface providing rotative bearing engagement between the tray and the horizontal strut during pivoting movement of the tray relative to the horizontal strut between a use position wherein the shelf extends horizontally away from the frame member and a storage position wherein the shelf is positioned to lie adjacent to the frame member, the tray support including a spacer coupled to the shelf and a support arm coupled to the spacer, the support arm including a first support surface that engages the leg when the tray is in the use position to support the tray in the use position, the support arm including a second support surface that engages the leg when the tray is in the storage position, the spacer positioning the support arm so that the first support surface of the support arm is horizontally and vertically spaced apart from the curved surface, the leg of the frame member including a rear surface and a front surface opposite to the rear surface, the first support surface of the support arm engages the rear surface of the leg when the tray is in the use position, and the second support surface of the support arm engages the front surface of the leg when the tray is in the storage position, the mounting clip and spacer extend downwardly away from the shelf in the use position, the shelf including a front edge, a rear edge spaced apart from the front edge, and a shelf base extending between the front and rear edges, the mounting clip being fixed to the shelf base adjacent to the front edge of the shelf, the spacer being fixed to the shelf base adjacent to the rear edge of the shelf, the mounting clip including a distal end spaced apart from the shelf, the frame having a cross-sectional shape being received between the distal end of the mounting clip and the shelf when the tray is attached to and detached from the frame, the shelf further including a tab, the tab cooperating with the distal end of the mounting clip to define an opening that is smaller than the cross-sectional shape of the frame, the mounting clip being made of a resilient material that deflects to expand the opening allowing the frame to pass between the tab and the mounting clip when the tray is attached to and detached from the frame, and the tab being inwardly spaced from the spacer.